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Japan Pledges Action, but No Time Frame, on U.S. Beef Imports (March 21, 2005)
U.S. Statement at WTO on Japan's Beef Import Ban (March 9, 2005)
Japanese Ambassador Baker Welcomes Yoshinoya Beef Bowl Day (Feb. 11, 2005)
Japanese Ambassador Baker Welcomes Japanese Expert Panel Decision on Beef (Feb. 9, 2005)
New Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Sworn in (Jan. 21, 2005)
USDA Official Discusses Beef Trade Issues in Tokyo (Jan. 20, 2005)
New "Mad Cow" Case in Canada Spurs U.S. Investigation (Jan. 13, 2005)
Agriculture Nominee Urged by Senators to End Japan's Beef Ban (Jan. 11, 2005)
Press Statement on U.S.-Japan Beef Trade Talks (Dec. 17, 2004)
Jamaica Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef Products (Dec. 7, 2004)
FDA Adopts Rule to Improve Food, Feed Safety (Dec. 7, 2004)
President Chooses Nebraska Governor for Agriculture Secretary (Dec. 3, 2004)
Tests for Mad Cow Disease Negative, Agriculture Dept. Says (Nov. 24, 2004)
USDA Statement on New "Inconclusive" BSE Test Result (Nov. 18, 2004)
News Conference on BSE with USDA Officials (Nov. 18, 2004)
Beef Trade to Asia Returning to Normal, Agriculture Officials Say (Nov. 12, 2004)
What is the Beef Export Verification Program (BEV)? (Nov. 12, 2004)
Physiological Maturity of Beef Cattle Carcasses: Terms of Reference (Nov. 12, 2004)
Determination of Cattle Age (20 Months or less) (Nov. 12, 2004)
Taiwan Moves Toward Resuming U.S. Beef Imports (Oct. 27, 2004)
U.S., Japan Agree to Temporary Resumption of Beef Trade (Oct. 26, 2004)
U.S. Agriculture Dept. Summarizes U.S.-Japan Beef Trade Pact (Oct. 26, 2004)
BSE Working Group Concludes Report (July 23, 2004)
One-Third of U.S. Beef Export Market Reopened, Veneman Says (July 20, 2004)
U.S. Beef Safer than Year Ago, Agriculture's Veneman Says (July 15, 2004)
United States Expands Protections from Mad Cow Disease (July 12, 2004)
USDA Announces Negative BSE Test Result (June 30, 2004)
BSE Technical Working Group Meetings Report (June 30, 2004)
USDA Acknowledges Inconclusive BSE Test Result (June 28, 2004)
New U.S. BSE Testing Program Expected To Begin in June (May 25, 2004)
U.S., Japan Hold First Meeting to Resolve Beef Trade Issues (May 20, 2004)
U.S., Japan To Begin Talks To Resume Trade in Beef (May 17, 2004)
U.S., Japan Will Form Working Group To Discuss BSE Issues (April 30, 2004)
U.S., Japan Will Try To Expedite Beef Consultations, USDA Says (April 30, 2004)
China To Resume Trade in Some U.S. Beef Products, Biotech Corn (April 23, 2004)
U.S. Agriculture Dept. Promotes Free Online Trade Database (April 12, 2004)
[Link] Confronting Mad Cows and Other Risks (Jan. 27, 2004 - American Council on Science and Health)
Enhanced BSE Testing Program to be Fully Operational by June 1 (March 16, 2004)
U.S. Reopens Public Comment Period on Proposed Mad Cow Rule (March 9, 2004)
Mexico Resuming Beef Trade With United States (March 5, 2004)
U.S. to Strengthen Animal Testing Program, Veneman Says (Feb. 23, 2004)
USTR Zoellick Discusses Doha, BSE at Tokyo Press Conference (Feb. 12, 2004)
BSE Advisory Group Recommends Further Ban on Risk Materials (Feb. 12, 2004)
U.S. Completes BSE Investigation, Agriculture Official Says (Feb. 10, 2004)
Bush to Request Additional $47 Million for BSE Activities (Feb. 4, 2004)
International Panel Recommends Continued U.S. BSE Prevention Focus (Jan. 28, 2004)
Bush Administration Works to Re-Open Markets to U.S. Beef (Jan. 28, 2004)
U.S. Institutes More Safeguards Against Mad Cow Disease (Jan. 28, 2004)
Testing All U.S. Cows for BSE Not Necessary, Officials Say (Jan. 26, 2004)
USDA and FDA officials discuss BSE at Tokyo press conference (Jan. 23, 2004)
Regaining Beef Exports Markets Top U.S. Priority, Veneman Says (Jan. 23, 2004)
U.S. Officials Arrive in Japan to Discuss Beef Ban Issue (Jan. 22, 2004)
U.S. to Convene Expert Panel to Review New BSE Regulations (Jan. 22, 2004)
U.S., Canada, Mexico Coordinating Response to BSE, Veneman Says (Jan. 20, 2004)
USDA Locates Another Cow Linked to BSE Case (Jan. 16, 2004)
Trading Partners Can Be Confident of Safety Measures U.S. Taking on Beef (Jan. 16, 2004)
U.S. Officials to Visit Japan in Attempt to Reopen Beef Market (Jan. 16, 2004)
Third Cow Traced to Suspect Herd, U.S. Agriculture Dept. Says (Jan. 14, 2004)
New Food Safety Rules Boost Protections Against Mad Cow Disease (Jan. 13, 2004)
U.S. To Kill Additional Cattle and Test for Mad Cow Disease (Jan. 13, 2004)
Armitage, Nakagawa Discuss Security Issues, Beef Exports (Jan. 9, 2004)
USDA Officials, Mexican Counterparts Meet to Discuss U.S. Beef Exports (Jan. 7, 2004)
DNA Confirms BSE-Infected U.S. Cow Originated in Alberta, Canada (Jan. 7, 2004)
U.S. to Destroy Quarantined Calves as Mad Cow Precaution (Jan. 6, 2004)
U.S. Investigators Continue Work on Mad Cow Case (Jan. 5, 2004)
U.S. and Canada Cooperating on Mad Cow Investigation (Jan. 5, 2004)
Bush Administration Implements Safeguards to Protect Beef Supply (Jan. 2, 2004)
Japanese Agriculture Secretary Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard against BSE (Dec. 30, 2003)
New York Sun op-ed: The Mad Cow Kerfuffle (Dec. 26, 2003)
USDA Chronology Outlines Events in U.S. Mad Cow Case (Dec. 31, 2003)
U.S. Announces Aggressive New Measures on Beef Safety (Dec. 31, 2003)
U.S. Officials Report Progress on Mad Cow Investigation (Dec. 30, 2003)
Officials Investigating Origins of Case of Mad Cow Disease (Dec. 29, 2003)

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